SAP’s Q3 financial results showed that 500 new clients have signed up for SAP S/4HANA, bringing the overall number of users to 17,500. The flagship enterprise resource planning (ERP) system by the German software giant — which is available in on-premises and cloud editions — intends to enable businesses in dealing with increased IT complexity, legacy applications, and customisations, as well as in addressing other challenges while moving databases and sustaining operations. In recent years, the solution has been evolving to fulfill the needs of organisations looking to improve their business processes.

Aiming to simplify the SAP S/4HANA migration process, the ISG Provider Lens Archetype report has found that SAP service providers are actively building new solutions that include frameworks, tools, and accelerators that use AI, machine learning (ML), and other technologies to assist customers in undergoing digital transformation. Furthermore, ISG indicated that providers looking to gain a competitive advantage and seize new opportunities in emerging industries are focusing on creating more industry-specific templates to back the adoption of SAP S/4HANA.

In Japan, several enterprises have already begun the process of migrating to SAP S/4HANA to accelerate their digital transformation journeys — shifting from highly-customised software solutions towards cloud-based IT workloads and the implementation of the SAP ERP solution with best practices content. The likes of Trusco Nakayama Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Mitsui and Co., Ltd. have leveraged the next-generation platform to enhance the efficiency and performance of their operational processes.

Committed to helping customers take advantage of SAP’s innovative solutions and orchestrate the Intelligent Enterprise strategy, SAP global technology partner Hitachi Ltd. and premium SAP consultancy cbs Corporate Business Solutions have recently announced a joint business partnership agreement to support the renewal of Japanese companies’ core systems using SAP S/4HANA.

Hitachi Ltd. and cbs Assist Japanese Customers in Migrating to SAP S/4HANA

Aside from using SAP extensively within the Hitachi Group since 1999, Tokyo-based IT firm Hitachi Ltd. has also been expanding its business as an SAP partner to deliver end-to-end SAP solutions for Japanese companies. Meanwhile, international business consulting company cbs utilises its portfolio of services and technological expertise to ensure globalisation and digital transformation are connected in the SAP landscape.

According to the statement released by the two companies, their new collaboration will deliver three key services including the formulation of concepts for the visualisation of management information, staged cloud migration and process transformation in preparation phase support for SAP S/4HANA migration, as well as the implementation stage of the SAP ERP solution.

Commenting on the latest partnership, Christian Ketterer, Representative and Sales Director for Japan and China at cbs Corporate Business Solutions Asia-Pacific (APAC), shared in a Linkedin post:

“I am very proud to announce our partnership with Hitachi Ltd. and am looking forward to jointly servicing our customers in Japan, APAC, and globally in their quest for digital transformation with SAP S/4HANA.”

With this alliance, Hitachi Ltd. and cbs will leverage their strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA along with solutions such as the customer collaborative creation methodology NEXPERIENCE, Lumada, cbs SAP S/4HANA Readiness Analysis, cbs Selective Data Migration proprietary tool, and cbs ET Enterprise Transformer for SAP S/4HANA to help Japanese customers make business platform transformation an opportunity to propel innovation and boost performance.

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